Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-17
A NEW PExsuox RuLL.
KFFosT TO SECURE THE OPINION or THE
MENEERs 81 TIE eaAED ARMY
REGARDIHG II.

EFFosT TO SECURE THE OPINION OF TN
MzNEERs 81 TIE GRAND ARMY
EEGEEDISG II.
The g. A. Il. National Pension Com.
mittee has, with mneh care and thought,
prepared tue following draft Of q bill
30 be submitted to the next session Of
Congress, aud has Submitted il through
National Headquarters, TO the eoasid-
Grafton Of the Posts:
Be iIenscted By the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
Of America Ia Congress- assembled,
Sec. /. That In considering the pension
eIsimsof dependent parents, she fact and
cause Of death, and she fact that the
soldier left no vioOE or minor child OF
children, having been shown a. repaired
| By Law, u shall be necessary only 10
show By competent aud snfiieisns eyi-
denee that saeh parent OF parents are
or have been without other means Of
support than their own manual labor
or the contributions OF others not legal
~ bound for their Support; Progtded,
That all pensions allowed under this
section Of this act shall commenoe fFom
date Of actual Dependence II claim wss
hled prior 10 July /, 1880. and IL case
OF applications thereafter made, The
pension shail commence FROM the dste
Of the flinQ Of the application In the
Pension Once, OF from date Of subse-
qasns dependence.
See. 2. That ell persons VIE served
three months or more IN the military or
naval service Of The Uaited States dur
ing the late var Of the rebellion, and
who hsve been honorably discharged
therefFon, and who are noW OF may
hereafter be suffering from mental or
rhysioal disability. not the result Of
their own vicious habits. which Totally
inoapasitases them for the performance
Of manual labor, shall, upon making
dos proof Of the faet according 10 such
rules and regulations - the Secretary
OF the Interior may provide, be placed
spou the list Of invalid pensioners Of
the United States. and Be entitled to re-
ceive &l2 per month; and sach pension
shall commences from the date OF the
al EQ Of the app.ieation In the Passion
Once after the passage Of this act, npon
proof thai toe disability then sxisfed,
and shall oootinas daring the existencs
Of TIE sane IN the degree bsrein speci-
fed: PrsvSdsi, Thai persons who are
0oW receiving pensions under exisslrR
laws, or whose claims are pending IN
the Pension Once, may, By applieatiou
70 TIE Commissioner Of Pensions, 10
suah form e. be may prescribe, resolve
the benaats OF this set; and nothing
herein contained shall be 20 coastFasd
As 10 prevert any psnsionsr thersnnder
frcn pro ecntina his slain ard raesfv-
iBa bis pension uE1eg any other RsnsFAi
e. spscial set. Proviaed, however, that
-
pension tor the sans period And PRO
Vided farther, that rank IN the service
shall not be considered IN applications
died shersundsF.
See. 9. That IL any iaFalid pensicusF
has dad, OF shall hereafter die, leaving
\ sidoE. minor child OF ehildrea undeT
= years Of age, or IN cass there be 10
widow, OF minor child o. ehile1e1. de-
pendent moaheg CT fatbez, s1eh widow,
minor ehild OF children, OF mother, o.
father. stall Be- plsosd upon the pension
roll As tie rates established b. lag for
vsdSes, miner children and pazeafs.
visl3ez1 regard 30 The ea1se q death Of
sash psnsiOneE; Prossfssss Thai the
cansa Of death vas not due 10 viola
tioo Of eivis or EaiiiiaFy laws. o. The re-
sult Of vici01s bsbfts: And provided
further, That said widow was married
70 tbs deoeassd penzioasF PRIOR 70 ste
passage Of this set. Thai the Increase
81 ps1siaas f0g minor ehilaren sail be
81 tbs fase Of b per month instead II
O. ger mrctk, as nov EFcvtdee b. law,
and ia csas q minor cniid - iBa4Da,
ldiotis OF other he hslois3. tie pension
sail c1siihus G1rina toe life Of sid
ahild. o. dzring ths period e. Eueh de
ABILITY.
See 4. That eEy aReHt, &tt0fnay, CT
5thaF psEscn Instrumental IN rFosscnt
M any ciai1 under sections % 5 Of /
lhia ses who shall. diFsstly CT iudiFseti~,
,outrHes fer, demand. Feoefve. o. psealn !